Opera without a Diva, Act III
Created in 2027
Co-produced by Le Parvis, Scène Nationale de Tarbes – Pyrénées
Duration : 75 minutes
for ages 8+
Nicolas Châtelain, 1st Clarinet
Sarah Lefèvre, 2nd Clarinet
Bertrand Laude, Basset horn
Élise Marre, Bass Clarinet
Photo credit: Maxime de Bollivier / Graphic design credit: David Toiser, Formo
Overview
“Let’s get it over with!”
These few words sum up the end of all operas, which is usually tragic and rarely optimistic, after much suffering and turns of events.
On the other hand, the “Opera without a Diva” of the QAH aims at a gentle ending.
Failing to finish off the divas that it has been both teasing and admiring for the past eight years, the QAH is now finishing its research. Its three-act opera which began in 2019 has now come to a close, the curtain finally falls.
Without planning for any curtain calls, yet hoping for them, because there are still a huge number of opera scores to perform, the QAH digs into the 19th and the first half of the 20th century to create a work of musical intrigue, an imaginary opera where kings, queens and mermaids will meet dandies and ordinary people from all walks of life.
Provisional program
(subject to change)
Leonard BERNSTEIN, Candide – Overture
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Eugene Onegin – Lensky’s Aria
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY, Eugene Onegin – Entr’acte and Waltz with Chorus, Act 2
Federico MOMPOU, Combat del Somni – Damunt de tu només les flors
Gioachino ROSSINI, L’Italiana in Algeri – Overture
Fabien WAKSMAN, L’Oiseau de Glace – Jeux infernaux with Rameau
Georges BIZET, Les Pêcheurs de perles – “Je crois entendre encore”
Giacomo PUCCINI, Madame Butterfly – Chorus with closed mouth
Elfrida ANDREE, Fritiof Suite – Ingeborg’s Lament
Technical information
- 4 Manhasset-style music stands
- 4 adjustable piano benches or 1 adjustable piano benche and 3 comfortable armless chairs